Meanwhile, nearly one third of Japan's local assemblies have called for an end to nuclear power in the country. Statements from 455 assemblies have been submitted to the country's parliament. As well as calling for the abolition of nuclear, the statements also call for the wider adoption of renewable energy technologies. The Kochi municipal assembly called for a "review of dependence on nuclear power plants whose safety is not established," the Kunitachi municipal assembly for a "switch to a society not relying on nuclear power," and the Fukaya municipal assembly for an "immediate halt to nuclear power generation." Such statements are expressions of opinion submitted to the Diet but are not legally binding.

Senior Vice Minister Shinji Inoue from Japan's Environment Ministry has visited three municipalities being considered as storage sites for radioactive debris from the Fukushima cleanup operation to ask their permission to begin geological surveys. The mayors of two of the municipalities, Kami and Kurihara, have expressed concerns about the selection process. Kami's mayor, Hirobumi Inomata says 1 million tourists visit a mountain nearby despite the ministry saying tourist attractions visited by more than 500,000 a year should be exempt for storing radioactive waste. Mayor of Kurihara City, Isamu Sato, said water flowing from a site there may run into a reservoir. (Source: NHK)

Justin, Do you read your comments???
Tepco lied,it's 2000 times more than 1st reported. You will see they indeed had and how much is still being put in our ocean.
They lied to our Navy as well and why the sailors are suing them. that too you can google. Their charts or measurements are a lie too.
http://naturalsociety.com/fukushima-radiation-levels-95-percent-higher-reported-tepco/

I don't know what has happened at all to greenpeace. What happened? Where is the activism? seems you are being run by corporate bods. Fukushima sh...

I don't know what has happened at all to greenpeace. What happened? Where is the activism? seems you are being run by corporate bods. Fukushima shouldn't be piffly little updates of the tone' oh here is the weather', this is a potential extinction event. We truly are doomed. I hope all involved in keeping this under the radar and away from the general public are disproportionately affected by the pollution and negative effects of such fukushima spews out.

Dear Haran99, Greenpeace is still on top of this all. Not only our very dedicated Japanese staff, which is in daily contact with victims and experts and on the daily data streams, but also our world-wide team of nuclear campaigners and experts. That is one of the reasons that we concentrate on what is important and don't want to see hoaxes and exaggerations diverting attention too much.
Fukushima and nuclear power play an important role in our energy campaigning and we try to give it the right position in the framework of events. This is not an extinction event - not even when Tokio might have to be evacuated after another earthquake would collapse the unit 4 fuel pool. But Fukushima is a very severe ongoing catastrophe - for the victims and indeed for the ocean environment directly around the plant.
We also draw the relation to what are truly extinction events like climate change and we campaign therefore also on the failing Japanese government answer on Fukushima, which focuses on more fossil fuels and more nuclear instead of an energy [r]evolution.

What if I told you that there is an alternative energy that can provide the large scale energy demands of modern industry without any of the dangers o...

What if I told you that there is an alternative energy that can provide the large scale energy demands of modern industry without any of the dangers of nuclear. How about one with roughly 1/12 the footprint of even traditional solar and/or wind. A power source that is completely immune to earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes or any other Earthly catastrophe. And finally what if I told you that this power was fully vetted and found feasible over thirty years ago and then never pursued.
What is this miracle power you ask? Space Based Solar Power. We place unmanned solar generating satellites in geosynchronous orbit and beam the power down to Earth via diffuse microwaves which are picked up by passive rectennas on Earth.
An even greater benefit is that most of the parts are in space where there are no environments to impact, no animals to endanger and no habitats to displace.
Is it expensive? Yes, but once in place it is like a bridge or hydroelectric dam essentially there forever with even lower maintenance costs. And let's ask the people of Japan just how much nuclear has already cost them?
No, you can't make a "death Ray" with it!
Why hasn't it been done? Because once the people understand that there's free electricity in gigantic amounts available from space the scarcity this socioeconomic system is based on will disappear and rich people can't have this.
I believe we only confront limitations and scarcity here on Earth and once we get into space in a more meaningful way the bounties of the solar system will be ours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaren
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30198977/
http://www.jaxa.jp/article/interview/vol53/index_e.html